Technical Sales Manager

Ecolab Bioprocessing & Purification Technologies, the world leader in resin-based separation, purification and extraction technology, is seeking a Technical Sales Manager to join our global team!

We manufacture products which help our customers around the globe, mainly in pharmaceutical and life science sectors, with technology which are critical to safe manufacture of their products. It’s an exciting business which helps make the world cleaner, safer and healthier.

We are seeking a Technical Sales Manager to take sales responsibility for the regional growth and account maintenance of Purification Technologies products, in the Ecolab Purolite Resins business of the Germany Sales Team covering Germany, Austria and The Netherlands currently.

What’s in it For You:

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best

Why choose Ecolab?

• A world-leading international organization, benefitting from a diverse, multinational team
• A fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly growing environment
• Manufacture of high-quality technical products, developed hand-in-hand with leading minds in the industry
• Entrepreneurial workplace culture with a flat management structure, encouraging new approaches and ideas

What you’ll do:

• Enhance the profile of Purolite Resins in the marketplace
• Manage and develop existing accounts, in addition to seeking new business opportunities within the territory 
• Implement agreed sales strategies, and achieve objectives
• Close liaison and cooperation with senior level colleagues to enable the customer to receive efficient and effective services
• Feedback new potential business opportunities to the Senior Managers of the business. 
• Contribute to the building of the annual budget
• Keep up to date with new developments within the business and industry
• Day to day technical and commercial support of the customer base, including:

• Technical competence in ion exchange product knowledge and applications
• Troubleshooting customer problems
• Handling customer complaints
• Liaising and supporting other offices regarding product and client information
• Handling resin sample testing/sample requests
• Maintaining and circulating records within the department e.g. visit reports, quotations listings, tech, service/sample requests and maintaining customer date in a CRM system.
• Production planning input

What you'll need:

• Proven experience & knowledge of the water industry or food industry within a sales function
• The role requires a degree level chemist or chemical engineer
• IT literate with a good level of experience using Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills are required, with the ability to liaise effectively with people at all levels
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Ideally with experience in Ion exchange resins or similar water treatment process
• Proven experience in industry
• German and English fluency is required for this position. Dutch language skills are an asset.
• The successful candidate will ideally be based in Germany or The Netherlands and be prepared to travel within the D-A-CH and BeNeLux region and occasional trips to Europe/North America for conferences and exhibitions and internal training meetings